Knockdown stand



April 12 i927;

"cf A. DUKE KNOCKDOWN STAND O ginal Filed Jun 11. 1926 Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES ANDRE DUKE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

KNOCKDO'WN STAND.

' Original application filed June 11, 1926, Serial No. 115,800. 'ibivided'and this application filed February 12, 1927. Serial No. 167,693. I

The present invention relates to knock-- down portable stands, such as are used to furnish seats for viewing parades, circus performances, athletic ames, etc., and the invention aims to provide a stand of that kind comprising a novel assemblage of the component elements to provide a substantial stand, when erected, which may be conveniently taken apart for shipment or storage within small space, this application being a division of application Serial No. 115,300, filed'June 1-1, 1926.

Another object of the invention, is the provision of novel clips for holding seat boards in placev on standards, without using bolts, screws, or other securing elements, and without drilling holes or cutting notches in the boards.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the lnvention resides in the construction and. arrangement'of parts,

, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed, w1thout departing from the spirit of the mvention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whe'rein Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a fragmentary portion of a stand embodyin the improved clips, the-seat board being shown in dotted lines. Fi 2 is a erspective view of one of the seat boardho ding clips.

As shown in Fig. 1, upwardly extending brackets or standards 12, of angle iron stock as shown, are riveted, welded, or otherwise secured to stringers or supports 7, and have their upper terminals formedinto or provided with portions 13 on which a board 14 is supported.

, A cli or standard 12 for holding the seat board thereon. Each clip 15 is'constr'ucted'from 7 two bars. One bar has a portion'16 to extend transversely across the seat board, with a depending terminal 17 at the forward end 15 is assembled with each bracket.

of the portion 16 to overlap the forward edge of the seat board. The bar has a del pending portion 1.8 at the rear5end of the portion 16 to extend across the rear edge of the seat board, with a portion 19 extending forwardly and downwardly from the portion 18, and a downwardly extend-' mg terminal portion 20 extending from the portion 19.- be other bar 21 is of U-shape to fit astride the bracket or standard 12 Y from one side, preferably the inner side.

'The rear arm of the bar 21 and portion 20 of the other bar are welded or otherwise secured together. The clips 15 are made in rights and lefts, as shown, and b placin' the portion 16 over the seat boar 14, wit the portions 17 and 18 engaging the front and rear edges of the seat-board, the clip maybe slid on the board to move the bar 21 astride the bracket or standard 12, un-

der the portion 13, thereby'holding the seat board firmly in place on the standard. The

clips 15 may be assembled with the standar s 12 and the board 14 slid lengthwise over the portions 19 and under the portions" 16 when assembling the structure. y aving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A. knock-down stand comprising supporting standards, a board seated on and supported by said standards, and removable clips having portions to extend over said board and other portions to extend partly around said standards for holding the board in place on the standards.

' 2. ,A 'knock-down-stand comprising supporting standards, a, board seating on and supported by said standards, and cli s having portions to slidably and detachably engage said boardformovement along the board in the plane thereof and having portions to move into engagement with the standards for holding the board in place on said standards.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

omanns ANDRE DUKE. 

